granted on 1 August 2004, with the name Roehampton University. In 2011 the name was formally changed from Roehampton University to the University of Roehampton. Festivals The college has traditionally kept two major annual festivals: the St Ursula Festival in October, and the May Day Festival in May. St Ursula The college was placed under the patronage of Saint Ursula, and the College chapels at Chelsea, Southfields, and Roehampton have all been dedicated to her. A stained glass window by Edward Burne-Jones, depicting Ursula, was installed in the original Chelsea chapel, and has moved with the college on each of its relocations (1931 and 2005), along with a series of matching windows depicting other female saints. May Day The first May Day festival was held at Whitelands College in 1881 at the instigation of the Victorian philanthropist John Ruskin, a friend of the then College Principal, the Reverend Canon John Faunthorpe. The Festival is held annually, and includes the enthroning of a May Queen, or (since becoming coeducational) a May King, elected by the student body during the preceding academic term. The ceremony is presided over each year by a visiting Anglican Bishop. References External links Whitelands College, Roehampton University Roehampton University University of Roehampton Teacher training colleges in the United Kingdom Former women's universities and colleges in the United Kingdom